Greece: Two soldiers released from Turkish prison return home

15. August 2018

Two Greek soldiers held in Turkey since March on charges of illegal entry and “attempted espionage” touched down in Thessaloniki early on Wednesday morning, after a local court in Turkey’s Edirne ruled for their release, pending trial.

Turkey has said it will release two Greek soldiers it has imprisoned once eight of its own servicemen are returned home from Greece, where they fled after a failed coup attempt. Athens says this amounts to “blackmail”.